Voter registration deadline May 21

The deadline is approaching to register to vote in the June 5 gubernatorial primary election.

The deadline is approaching to register to vote in the June 5 gubernatorial primary election. (Ramona Sentinel Graphic)

The deadline to register to vote in the June 5 gubernatorial primary election is Monday, May 21.

Voters will need to complete a new registration form if they recently moved or recently changed their name. Persons not sure about their registration may check their status online at sdvote.com. Those who are not registered or who need to change their registration will find that information there, too.

San Diego County Registrar of Voters is sending courtesy postcards to two groups of county voters to reduce unnecessary provisional voting at the polls on June 5. One postcard is going to approximately 28,000 mail ballot voters whom Postal Service records show have recently moved but have not re-registered. They will receive a postcard reminding them to complete a new registration form with their new home address. If they do not, they might not receive their mail ballot or voting information. They may also need to vote provisionally if they show up at their poll on Election Day.

“It’s important that these voters complete a new voter registration so they receive the correct ballot information before the election and so that they receive their mail ballot,” said Registrar of Voters Michael Vu. “If they don’t, by law we have to send their mail ballots to the address we have on file.”

The other postcard aims to help just under 50,000 mail ballot voters who voted provisionally in the November 2016 election to avoid that happening again. Vu encourages those voters to vote and return that ballot promptly through the mail.

Those who decide to vote at their assigned polling place should bring their mail ballot with them to give to poll workers. If they do not, they will be asked to vote provisionally.